Amusing

Is Ron Paul a "Sovereign Citizen"?

What’s overlooked in the coverage, and frankly quite strange, is that Ron Paul is not claiming the right to the domains based on his name. The complaint builds it’s legal argument based on the fact that “Ron Paul is the owner of the RON PAUL U.S. trademark.” When I see distinctions being made between names and the same name in all capital letters I suspect the Sovereign Citizen movement is lurking around.

America Demands: Obama, Build Us a Death Star

A petition demanding the President Barack Obama administration build a Death Star like the one in Star Wars reached 25,000-plus signatures Thursday, a threshold requiring the government to respond whether it will build the fictional weapon capable of annihilating planets with its super laser. The petition on the White House website’s “We the People” page demands the Death Star project begin by 2016.

New Zealand SPCA trains shelter dogs to drive cars

This link includes a 7 minute video, and there have been multiple other follow up stories from different source. I want to say this is a prank, but I think the video proves it's real. I used to think New Zealand was decades behind. Turns out they are decades ahead of the rest of us.

Review: Quantum Vibe by Scott Bieser

Quantum Vibe is a sci-fi web-comic featuring the scientific duo Nicole Oresme and Seamus O’Murchadha. Nicole hails from L-5 city and is the solar system’s first successful osmotic clone, meaning she’s the product of 12 distinct genetic donors. Seamus is from Luna and is one of the system’s leading scientific lights. The series is premised on his observation that human liberty thrives when society has a frontier, but when it doesn’t society stagnates and turns against itself.

New Zealand SPCA teaching dogs how to drive

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CBS/TV3 New Zealand) -- When it comes to animal welfare, you can't fault the SPCA. They rescue animals in trouble, provide medical care, love and shelter, and prosecute people who harm animals and educate people who want to look after them. But the SPCA's biggest challenge is constantly finding good homes for all the animals they find or rescue.

Fake marijuana tourism ad floods tourist board with phone calls

In a "Yes Men" style prank a fake ad was created to advertise Colorado cannabis tourism. The commercial was 25 seconds of people laughing followed by the image of a marijuana leaf and the phrase "Let the recreation begin". The ad then ended with the logo of the Colorado Tourism Office and their official phone number. The ad was a hoax and has since been pulled from youtube due to claims of copyright infringement. Well Played.